In goal for us.

Flying through the air.

And in acrobatic action for us.

Training at The Bridge for the FA Cup Quarter Final Replay at Highbury. Peter Housman takes a corner watched by David Webb. 19th March 1973

King Kerry scoring against Oldham . We won 3-0. 3rd March 1984.

‘During a season that occasionally gets a mention on here,’😀

Posted many times but certainly worth posting again.

Happy Birthday to Tony McAndrew. 70 years young today.

Oh to have a player with his determination in our team today…

Finding the penalty spot!😀

Scoring from it.

Celebrating after.😀

Big Tony scoring at the Baseball Ground. ‘mud bath’.

We won 2-1. 12th January 1984.

Peter Osgood challenges for a high ball.

Tommy Baldwin celebrates after we score.

‘The Cat’ in action.

11th April 1970. Wembley Stadium.

From FB and 7 years ago on the mega store

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

John Dempsey looks as if he been non thee lash for a week …

Some Highlights of our midweek game v Man City in Nov 1984. Barry Davies commentating.

Just read that it’s six years ago today Peter Bonetti passed away.

Peter Osgood,Marvin Hinton, Barry Bridges, Terry Venables,John Hollins and Peter Bonetti

The great man against John McGovern of Forest at The Bridge.

A vital promotion match back in April 1977

Thought that this would be the best place to post this. RIP Colin.

Colin Hutchinson 1940-2026

It is with deep regret that Chelsea Football Club announces the passing of our former managing director Colin Hutchinson.

Heavily involved in running the sporting side of the club’s operation for over a decade, Hutchinson played a significant part in the team becoming trophy winners again in the 1990s after more than quarter of a century without success, and qualifying for the Champions League for the very first time. Sharp of mind, he had the insight to take advantage of altered transfer regulations that meant overseas stars, previously unimaginable in our royal blue, made their home in west London, and his dealing ensured Chelsea rose to the fore as the new era of the Premier League began to flourish.

Originally recruited from Wimbledon in 1987 by chairman Ken Bates to run Save the Bridge – a fundraising campaign fighting property developers, Hutchinson impressed sufficiently to be given the much wider managing director role.

With Bates devoting a large proportion of his time and energy to the Chelsea Village development of the Stamford Bridge site and other strategic matters, Hutchinson increasingly handled day-to-day football affairs and player transfers and he, along with Bates, manager Glenn Hoddle and director Matthew Harding, reached what became known as the Marriott Accord - a history-changing blueprint to transform the club through greater investment in talent that quickly led to the eye-catching signing of Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit. Over time, Hutchinson negotiated deals for other Serie A stars such as Gianluca Vialli, Gianfranco Zola and Marcel Desailly, along with many other household names.

Colin Hutchinson at a press conference held for Frank Lampard’s signing in 2001

Known for his occasional, parchment-dry wit, he famously described Chelsea as ‘a continental side playing football in England’ soon after the Blues fielded the Premier League’s first entirely non-British starting XI at Southampton in 1999.

He was the key mover in Vialli taking over as player/manager from Gullit and later on his replacement by Claudio Ranieri.

It was on Hutchinson’s steady watch that the FA Cup was won in 1997 and 2000, with the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the League Cup captured in the seasons between.

When he left Chelsea in 2002, it was unarguable that the club on the football pitch was markedly stronger than when he had begun his work here.

We send our deepest condolences to Colin’s family and friends.

RIP Colin. A pivotal figure of our rise in the 1990s.

Sad day.

R.I.P. Colin Hutchinson.

4 hours ago, Boyne said:

Highbury? Those little structures for the managers etc were weird. I remember they used to have a sort of military/police band in the corner of that stand down near the clock end in the 60s

EDIT found it !! Dunno when they gave it up, but I remember it well.

Met Police band apparently

Edited April 15Apr 15 by The Rising Sun
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